Edward Kean script

Before Candle Cove’s cancellation in 1972, co-creator Mary Prescott approached a man named Edward Kean, who was visiting Ironton, to write a script for the “all-new Candle Cove”. Kean had no idea what Candle Cove, but reluctantly agreed to it. He was given an outline for what to put in the script. However, after he wrote it, the show was cancelled.

In this script, Janice and Pirate Percy become the captains of the Laughingstock after defeating “the scary skeleton”. Most of the other characters who are apart of the Laughingstock Crew are absent, besides Salty JoJo and Dr. Heartfelt, who only appear near the end of the script. The new characters who were added such as the first-mate mouse, a pig, two lookout crows, and a whale who flies were left unnamed.

The two main protagonists’ personalities were made more “adventurous”, but were still naive and innocent. The plot, involved them searching for Poppy’s magic hat, after it was stolen by a parrot.

The script received a positive response from the show’s cast and crew members for being light-hearted and adventurous.